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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b46c6f6d77..72e98aaa0f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]
+'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path]
[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
- [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]
- [-c name=value]
- [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+ [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>]
+ [-c <name>=<value>]
+ [--help] <command> [<args>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ also want to read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. See
the link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth
introduction.
-The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
+The '<command>' is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git
@@ -44,30 +44,39 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.7.3.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.1]
+* link:v1.7.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.4.txt[1.7.3.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.3.txt[1.7.3.3],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt[1.7.3.2],
link:RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt[1.7.3.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
-* link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
+* link:v1.7.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.5]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.2.5.txt[1.7.2.5],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.2.4.txt[1.7.2.4],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.3.txt[1.7.2.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.2.txt[1.7.2.2],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.1.txt[1.7.2.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.2.txt[1.7.2].
-* link:v1.7.1.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.2]
+* link:v1.7.1.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.1.4.txt[1.7.1.4],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.1.3.txt[1.7.1.3],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.2.txt[1.7.1.2],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.1.txt[1.7.1.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.1.txt[1.7.1].
-* link:v1.7.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.7]
+* link:v1.7.0.9/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.9]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.0.9.txt[1.7.0.9],
+ link:RelNotes/1.7.0.8.txt[1.7.0.8],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.7.txt[1.7.0.7],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
@@ -77,16 +86,18 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here:
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.1.txt[1.7.0.1],
link:RelNotes/1.7.0.txt[1.7.0].
-* link:v1.6.6.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.6.2]
+* link:v1.6.6.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.6.3]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.6.6.3.txt[1.6.6.3],
link:RelNotes/1.6.6.2.txt[1.6.6.2],
link:RelNotes/1.6.6.1.txt[1.6.6.1],
link:RelNotes/1.6.6.txt[1.6.6].
-* link:v1.6.5.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.5.8]
+* link:v1.6.5.9/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.5.9]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.6.5.9.txt[1.6.5.9],
link:RelNotes/1.6.5.8.txt[1.6.5.8],
link:RelNotes/1.6.5.7.txt[1.6.5.7],
link:RelNotes/1.6.5.6.txt[1.6.5.6],
@@ -97,9 +108,10 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here:
link:RelNotes/1.6.5.1.txt[1.6.5.1],
link:RelNotes/1.6.5.txt[1.6.5].
-* link:v1.6.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4.4]
+* link:v1.6.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4.5]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes/1.6.4.5.txt[1.6.4.5],
link:RelNotes/1.6.4.4.txt[1.6.4.4],
link:RelNotes/1.6.4.3.txt[1.6.4.3],
link:RelNotes/1.6.4.2.txt[1.6.4.2],
@@ -252,7 +264,7 @@ help ...`.
The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
---exec-path::
+--exec-path[=<path>]::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
@@ -284,7 +296,7 @@ help ...`.
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to
- the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR.
+ current working directory.
Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of
--work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
the current working directory is regarded as the top directory